City In Review: Chicago

Lincoln Park · Then vs Now

Lincoln Park: 2024-07 vs 2025-07

A side-by-side look at how Lincoln Park shifted between two periods.

2024-07 2025-07 Change
Building permits 86 72 -16%
Construction value ($) $18,865,770 $7,033,264 -63%
New business licenses 75 67 -11%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,745 2,083 +19%
Reported crimes 394 377 -4%
Violent crimes 54 50 -7%
Failed food inspections 18 7 -61%

2024-07

Lincoln Park permits drop 43% in July

Lincoln Park issued 86 permits in July, down from 151 the month before. Most were express permits—56 of them—followed by 13 renovation jobs. Six demolition permits and six new-construction permits rounded out the activity. Total dollar value held fairly steady at $18.9 million, slipping less than 5% from June's $19.8 million. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the data.

2025-07

Lincoln Park permit value drops by half

Lincoln Park pulled 72 permits in July, down from 104 the month before. Total value fell 53 percent to just over $7 million. Express permits—typically smaller interior jobs—made up nearly half the total. Seventeen renovation projects and a dozen sign permits rounded out the activity. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the data.

New businesses — 2024-07

  • Sean Corbett (Shared Housing Unit Operator)
  • ABC Supply Co., Inc. (Limited Business License)
  • STELLAR GRANOLA (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
  • ARJWICHAI ENTERPRISES INC. (Special Event Food)
  • SCHLESAK VINTAGE (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • CHICAGO CARPET CLEANING IL14, LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • EPIC BURGER (Special Event Food)
  • MIDWEST BUDDHIST TEMPLE (Special Event Food)
  • FATSO'S LAST STAND (Special Event Food)
  • MERAKHI (Pop-Up Retail User)

New businesses — 2025-07

  • SPIRIT HALLOWEEN SUPERSTORES LLC (Limited Business License)
  • State and Liberty Clothing Company (Limited Business License)
  • GM CLEANERS (Limited Business License)
  • 1660 CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION (Commercial Garage)
  • TODD WESOL (Peddler License)
  • SUMMER HOUSE SANTA MONICA (Special Event Food)
  • MIDWEST BUDDHIST TEMPLE (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • UNDESERVED (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • K.A STUDIO LTD (Limited Business License)
  • Flamant Nail Boutique (Limited Business License)